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Keep older tool releases installable through registry shorthands when newer releases switch to Packslip. mise use hk@1.57.0 selects Aqua, while mise use hk@1.58.1 selects Packslip. The existing hk entry now puts Packslip first with min_version = "1.58.1" and preserves bins = ["hk"].

Prefer Packslip for the existing fnox, aube, usage, pitchfork, communique, and mr-boxington entries as well. Each latest release publishes a verified Packslip bundle; versions before the first bundle keep their existing backends. Packslip itself already uses its signed registry backend. tak has no bundle in its latest release, and pacvamp has no release, so their registry coverage is unchanged.

Tool First Packslip version Older-release backend
hk 1.58.1 Aqua
fnox 1.35.1 GitHub
aube 2.2.11 Aqua
usage 6.7.1 Aqua
pitchfork 2.24.2 Aqua
communique 1.3.5 GitHub
mr-boxington 1.8.3 GitHub

Registry backend tables can declare an inclusive min_version for tools with version_order = "semver". Complete versions (including v/V prefixes) and numeric prefixes entirely below the boundary use the next eligible backend. Prefixes overlapping the boundary, latest, and opaque channels retain normal priority; resolved aliases and subtraction requests are checked again, including in ls-remote. This does not fall back after download or verification failures.

Carry version-specific backend selection through requests, resolution, CLI listing, and installation without sharing a shorthand's cached backend or persisted version list across different backends. Preserve explicit backend choices, overrides, matching lockfile backends, and non-registry option provenance. Validate the field in bundled registry generation, floating registry loading, and the JSON schema, and document the format. Persisted version-list keys now include the full backend identifier, so previously shared version-list caches refresh once.

mise test-tool disables the global minimum release age for its process so registry validation can test a newly published backend immediately. Normal install commands keep their release-age policy, and the registry workflow retains its existing selection of changed tools.

Completes the hk registry behavior documented in merged #12840. This PR is rebased onto main and also updates the completion guides to describe automatic loading after mise use hk, with no per-tool completion setup or separate usage installation, plus the remaining GitHub capitalization review fix. The guides assume the companion changes in #12848 and jdx/hk#1336 are shipped.

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  • All six additional explicit Packslip backends list versions and install successfully; all six shorthand mise test-tool checks pass. Backend selection was verified immediately below and at each new boundary (12 checks).
  • Related registry, CLI argument, tool request, and tool version unit tests: 124 passed, including backend version-resolution/cache tests and schema/parser consistency checks.
  • Built the CLI and passed mise run --skip-deps test:e2e e2e/backend/test_registry_min_version against that build: old/new installs, prefixes, explicit overrides, disabled backends, lockfile/offline execution, aliases, and no verification fallback.
  • The two test-tool unit tests passed; the E2E also exercises test-tool with a 90-day global release-age setting and an alias targeting prefix:1.57.
  • Docs build passed, and hk 1.58.1 native completion installation was verified in temporary directories.
  • Strict Clippy passed across the workspace, all features, and all targets.
  • Scoped hk formatting/prose/TOML/shell checks, schema compilation, hk schema validation, and git diff --check passed.

Local build note: mbx 1.5.0 builds encountered a stale aws-lc-sys CMake configuration. Equivalent Cargo commands passed after clearing that generated configuration and using MBX_DISABLE=1 RUSTC_WRAPPER=. Build/check flags were retained; repository build configuration is unchanged. This warrants a separate mr-boxington Discussion.

Native completion publishing is covered by these companion PRs: hk, fnox, aube, usage, pitchfork, communique, mr-boxington, packslip, tak, and pacvamp. Automatic loading in activated mise shells is in #12848. The registry backend changes can install the existing signed releases independently of those future completion assets.

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Changes core registry backend resolution, caching, and lockfile interaction across many tools; behavior is heavily tested but mistakes could mis-route installs or stale caches.

Overview
Registry backends can declare an inclusive min_version (semver tools only). mise skips that backend for older requests and picks the next eligible entry—e.g. hk@1.57.0 uses Aqua while hk@1.58.1 uses Packslip. Selection flows through BackendArg, ToolRequest/ToolVersion, latest, and ls-remote, with explicit backends, overrides, and per-version lockfile backends unchanged. Remote version caches are partitioned by full backend id so shorthand installs do not share listings across backends.

Several registry tools (hk, fnox, aube, usage, pitchfork, communique, mr-boxington) now prefer Packslip above their prior backends with per-tool minimums; schema, build.rs, and docs describe the format and version-specific behavior.

mise test-tool temporarily sets minimum release age to 0 so CI can exercise newly published backends. Packslip completion docs now describe tab completion via shell activation without installing usage separately. An e2e covers hk boundaries, locks, aliases, and offline use; the fnox env regression pins fnox@1.35.0 for stability.

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  • New Features

    • Registry tools can now select different backends based on the requested semantic version.
    • Older versions continue using compatible backends, while newer versions can use updated backend sources.
    • Version-aware aliases, prefixes, lockfiles, offline use, and remote listings are supported.
  • Improvements

    • mise test-tool now includes newly published releases by ignoring the configured release-age delay.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded guidance for version-specific backends and automatic tool completions across supported shells.

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Registry backends can declare inclusive minimum semver versions. Backend resolution carries version context through requests, commands, aliases, lockfiles, and caches. Registry entries, schema validation, tests, release-age handling, and documentation were updated.

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Version-aware registry backend selection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Registry metadata and filtering
Cargo.toml, build.rs, schema/mise-registry-tool.json, src/registry.rs, registry/*.toml
Registry backends support optional semver min_version values. Selection filters known-incompatible versions. Registry entries add Packslip backends with version boundaries.
Version-scoped request identity
src/cli/args/backend_arg.rs, src/cli/args/tool_arg.rs, src/toolset/tool_request.rs, src/toolset/tool_version.rs
Requests carry registry versions and select the corresponding backend while preserving explicit options and lockfile behavior.
Command resolution and cache partitioning
src/cli/latest.rs, src/cli/ls_remote.rs, src/backend/mod.rs
Latest-version and remote-listing commands use version-specific backends. Remote-version caches include the full backend name.
Validation and documentation
e2e/backend/test_registry_min_version, e2e/env/test_env_module_tools_no_spurious_warning, docs/contributing.md, docs/registry.md, src/cli/test_tool.rs, mise.usage.kdl, docs/cli/test-tool.md, docs/dev-tools/backends/*, docs/dev-tools/packslip-resources.md, man/man1/mise.1
Tests validate backend boundaries, aliases, lockfiles, offline execution, and explicit backend behavior. Documentation describes registry minimum versions, release-age handling, command help, and Packslip completion flows.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ca783

This change routes supported tool versions to Packslip while preserving compatible older backends, explicit selections, executable metadata, and offline lockfile behavior. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant ToolRequest
  participant RegistryTool
  participant Backend
  participant Lockfile
  User->>ToolRequest: request tool version
  ToolRequest->>RegistryTool: filter backends by version
  RegistryTool-->>ToolRequest: eligible backend
  ToolRequest->>Backend: create version-specific backend
  Backend-->>ToolRequest: resolve or install release
  ToolRequest->>Lockfile: record backend identity
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A rabbit checks the version gate
Aqua serves the earlier state
Packslip starts at the boundary
Caches keep backend names distinct
Tests and docs record each path

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Adds inclusive minimum-version constraints for semver registry backends and uses them to migrate several tools to Packslip without breaking installation of older releases.

  • Carries version-aware backend selection through requests, aliases, listing, installation, lockfiles, and backend caches.
  • Validates min_version in bundled generation, floating registry parsing, and the registry schema.
  • Adds registry boundary coverage and stabilizes an unrelated fnox environment-module fixture.
  • Updates registry entries and documentation for Packslip adoption and completion behavior.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge; no actionable new failures remain, and all previous findings are resolved or withdrawn.

Version-aware registry routing is consistently validated and propagated through resolution, listing, installation, lockfile restoration, and cache partitioning. The recent fnox fixture pin remains compatible with the behavior exercised by that test.

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Filename Overview
src/registry.rs Implements and tests semver-aware minimum backend boundaries, including uppercase version prefixes and schema/parser consistency.
src/cli/args/backend_arg.rs Carries version-scoped registry selection without overriding explicit backends, environment overrides, or version-matched locks.
src/toolset/tool_request.rs Reapplies backend selection after version resolution while preserving non-registry option provenance.
src/toolset/tool_version.rs Re-evaluates registry backend eligibility after aliases, prefixes, subtraction, and concrete-version resolution.
src/backend/mod.rs Separates backend instances and persisted remote-version caches by full backend identity.
schema/mise-registry-tool.json Defines strict semantic-version validation and limits minimum versions to semver-ordered registry entries.
e2e/backend/test_registry_min_version Covers old/new backend selection, aliases, lockfiles, offline execution, disabled backends, and explicit-backend failure behavior.
e2e/env/test_env_module_tools_no_spurious_warning Pins fnox to a compatible pre-migration release so unrelated backend changes do not destabilize the regression test.

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The final commits add the released jdx tools to the Packslip registry routing, preserve usage/pitchfork executable metadata, and pin the unrelated fnox environment-module regression fixture. Please review the current head.

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